Despite rumors suggesting that Mahershala Ali had left the Marvel Studios Blade movie, it seems as though this isn’t the case.
According to Jeff Sneider at The Insneider (subscription required but encouraged), the rumors of Ali departing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Blade film are “totally false.” He notes that the script for the movie is finally beginning to “round into shape” to the point where Ali will be “comfortable moving forward,” as he’s has stuck around for all of Blade’s production troubles thus far.
Blade’s production had a turbulent period throughout the last two years, with previous director Bassim Tariq leaving the project in 2022. Originally set to release on November 3, 2023, the movie ended up being delayed to September 6, 2024. Now it is set for November 7, 2025. It will star Mahershala Ali and Mia Goth, who is rumored to be playing the role of Lilith.
Who else has played Blade?
Wesley Snipes previously starred as the titular Daywalker in the New Line Cinema Blade trilogy from the late ’90s to early 2000s. He was then played by Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones in the 2006 Spike TV series. Most recently, in 2022’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns video game, the character was voiced by Michael Jai White.
